5AND THOSE [WHO] TURN ASIDE TWISTING [WAYS] THEIR HE WILL LEAD AWAY THEM YAHWEH WITH [THOSE WHO] DO <OF THE> WICKEDNESS PEACE [BE] ON ISRAEL 5But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
1WHEN RESTORED YAHWEH <OBJ.> [THE] RESTORATION OF ZION WE WERE LIKE [THOSE WHO] DREAM 1When the LORD restored the captives of Zion,*NoteCloseOr brought back the captives to Zion or restored the fortunes of Zion we were like dreamers.*NoteCloseOr like those restored to health
2THEN IT WAS FILLED LAUGHTER MOUTH OUR AND TONGUE OUR A SHOUT OF JOY THEN PEOPLE SAID AMONG THE NATIONS HE HAS MADE GREAT YAHWEH TO DO WITH THESE [PEOPLE] 2Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”
3HE HAS MADE GREAT YAHWEH TO DO WITH US WE WERE JOYFUL 3The LORD has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.
4TURN BACK! O YAHWEH <OBJ.> CAPTIVITY OUR LIKE STREAM-BEDS IN THE NEGEV 4Restore our captives,*NoteCloseOr Restore our fortunes O LORD, like streams in the Negev.
5THOSE [WHO] SOW WITH TEAR[S] WITH A SHOUT OF JOY THEY WILL REAP 5Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.
6CERTAINLY <TO GOING> HE WILL GO AND WEEPING CARRYING <THE> BAG OF <THE> SEED CERTAINLY <COME> HE WILL COME WITH A SHOUT OF JOY CARRYING SHEAVES HIS 6He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.